Person

Gene Gauntier

Acting · 1885–1966 · Kansas City, Kansas, USA

Gene Gauntier, born Eugenia Gauntier Liggett, was an American screenwriter, director and actress who was one of the pioneers of the motion picture industry. A writer, director and actress in films from mid 1906 to 1920, she wrote screenplays for 31 films.

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  The Grandmother

  Director

• Scarlet Letter

  Hester Prynne

• A Prisoner of the Harem

  Alice Durand

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  The Navajo's Bride

  1910

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  Evangeline

  Evangeline

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  An Arabian Tragedy

  Lucashah / Ayub's 1st Wife

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  The Evil Artist or a Girl Wronged

  Anastasia

• The Irish Honeymoon

  Maggie McClusky

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  Dust of the Desert

  1912

• The Special Messenger

  Nancy

• 1915Gene of the NorthlandJeanne La Roche
• 1914A Celebrated CaseScenario Writer
• 1914Come Back to ErinPeggy O'Malley
• 1914The Eye of the Government
• 1914For Ireland's SakeEileen Donaghue
• 1913Lady Peggy’s EscapeLady Peggy
• 1913The Wives of JamestownLady Geraldine
• 1912The ShaughraunClaire Ffoliott
• 1912Ireland, the OppressedWriter
• 1912The Mayor from IrelandBridget O'Donovan
• 1912The Little GluersScenario Writer
• 1912From the Manger to the CrossMary
• 1912The Poacher's PardonWriter
• 1912A Prisoner of the HaremAlice Durand
• 1912Winning a WidowAn American Widow
• 1912Tragedy of the DesertMiriam — the Doctor's Wife
• 1912Captured by BedouinsDoris Barnett
• 1912An Arabian TragedyLucashah / Ayub's 1st Wife
• 1912Dust of the Desert
• 1912You Remember EllenEllen
• 1912Far from Erin's IsleKathleen
• 1912VagabondsNell
• 1912His MotherMiss Foster - the Banker's Daughter
• 1912The O'NeillElinor
• 1911The Fishermaid of BallydavidKathleen
• 1911The Colleen BawnEily O'Connor, the 'Colleen Bawn'
• 1911Rory O'MoreKathleen
• 1911The Special MessengerNancy
• 1911The Little Soldier of ’64
• 1911When the Dead ReturnMarcele
• 1911The Fiddler’s RequiemDolores
• 1911A Sawmill HeroJennie
• 1911The Irish HoneymoonMaggie McClusky
• 1911Her Chum’s Brother
• 1911For Love of an EnemyHallie Colburn
• 1910The Girl Spy Before VicksburgNan, The Girl Spy
• 1910When Lovers Part
• 1910The Little Spreewald MaidenFrieda - the Spreewald Maiden
• 1910The Lad from Old IrelandAileene
• 1910The Evil Artist or a Girl WrongedAnastasia
• 1910The Navajo's Bride
• 1910The Further Adventures of the Girl SpyNan
• 1910The Stepmother
• 1910The Romance of a Trained Nurse
• 1909A Slave to DrinkJenny
• 1909The GrandmotherDirector
• 1909The Girl Spy: An Incident of the Civil WarNan
• 1908The Taming of the ShrewWedding Party
• 1908The Girl and the OutlawNellie Carson (unconfirmed)
• 1908Betrayed by a HandprintParty Guest
• 1908The Stage Rustler
• 1908The Man in the BoxGang Member
• 1908Thompson's Night OutMrs. Smith
• 1908Hulda's LoversWriter
• 1908Scarlet LetterHester Prynne
• 1908Way Down East
• 1908EvangelineEvangeline
• 1907Ben Hur
• 1907Why Girls Leave HomeWriter
• 1906Skyscrapers
• 1906The Paymaster